ROTF : Supreme Devastator (pic, text, and video review)

Video:

Part 1
YouTube - ROTF Supreme Devastator (part1)

Part 2
YouTube - ROTF Supreme Devastator (part2)

Part 3
YouTube - ROTF Supreme Devastator (part 3)


EXTENSIVE GALLERY OF ALL VEHICLES AND LARGE DEVASTATOR PICS
ROTF Devastator - a set on Flickr

so here's the text review, while I wait impatiently for youtube to finish uploading

Pros:
- he's a monster, huge! about 13 ½ inches when hunched over
- great sound chip (in mixmaster) he says a few lines of text and sounds while in Devastator mode...the voice clips are random, same one might sound off several times in a row, but still, very extensive. the sound chip/lights are all in Mixmaster. Removing him and TFing him into his cement mixer triggers the "transform" sound effect. While in truck mode, mixmaster makes a few random machine type noises.

all seem to have the vacuum / vortex noise and then....
1) an evil laugh
2) "destroy"
3) I am... Decepticon!! (WTF is that?)
4) Devastator, Destroy!
5) yeah ahaha autobots (I think)
6) I am....Devastator (odd that's similar to #3)
7) Devastator, Destroy Autobots!

- solid. He's about 7 to 8 pounds
- ratcheting shoulder joints
- ratcheting elbow joints
- ratcheting hips
- some articulation in "fingers"
- quite movie accurate

Cons:
- really weak vehicle modes (pretty much blocks of plastic)
- little to no paint apps (hightower is solid yellow)
- sorta "back heavy" (mixmaster is heavy
- hightower arm is very blocky looking. they couldv'e made it a little smaller and it would have balanced better with the other arm (scrapper)
- Demolisher is called Scavenger on the instructions
- Price is too high, should be closer to 50-60 USD in my opinion
- Knees are on hinge joints and pretty much locked where they are in order to support the weight
- Ankles are also on hinges, and render useless because of all the weight on him
- Walking on all 4s is going to require some heavy modding
- Demolisher looks like a nike shoebox with treads on it
- noice trigger on mixmaster is too sensitive while in truck mode.

All in all, I think this guy's great. he'd make an AWESOME centerpiece to any movie fan's collection, a must have. I see huuuuge potential for this guy getting lots of repaint and kit bashing action, and wish I didn't have to sleep so I can get to that.

[CTO15]

excited to see what you do with the guy

[Pascal]

About the voice clips: much like Animated Bumper Battlers, there's some kind of "mixer" inside that randomly chooses sound clips and puts them together, hence the slight variations/repeats. Cool nonetheless.

Cool review, can't wait to receive mine. I might do some basic touch ups, but nothing major.

[SimonMK]

He does look better than expected (Devastator at least). Disappointed that vehicles has such a simple transformation and the legs, especially Long Haul look so small in vehicle.

I hope the Mixmaster sound problem is just because you got a defective one. I remember a video review with Animated Magnus and he would never shut up but mine never speak when I transform.

While I do want to buy it, I have no room for him and I am worried Hasbro re-release him with ''Premium'' quality (which is why I didn't buy any ROTF so far).

[Razorwing]

nice review man. I still won't pick him up unless he goes on sale though. lol not to mention he is HUGE.

[Wheelie]

Originally Posted by Razorwing

nice review man. I still won't pick him up unless he goes on sale though. lol not to mention he is HUGE.

Ditto! I'm waiting till he goes on clearance before I get him.

[Mumps]

The more I see of that figure, the less I want it...

From what I can tell from the photos,

Pros:
FREAKING HUGE! Would make a killer battle scene with your Legends figures.

Cons:
Everything else....

All that aside, great review! Awesome photos, really represents the figure regardless of how good or bad it is.

[onecoin]

Nice review. Thanks. Now get to work!

[astrana]

cool reviews...but there is no way i am paying 100 for this biggest pile of junk plastic... I love your comment :" these wheels spins" lol... WOW!!! hahahahaha

[C_Shewins]

Hey, thanks for the review man. This guys is better than I thought, not bad. However, 100 USD is too much. The most I would pay is 60 dollars seriously. I don't think it is that bad for such a big figure except not enough paint details, that's all. Now just have to wait for clearance sale